Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
warning, advice

noun
•
liking, taste, choice

noun
•
(Western) soup(food term)

interjection
•
darn it!, darn!, oops!, oh dear!, oh no!(usually kana)

expression
1.
(not) anything, (nothing) at all, (not) any, nothing(with neg. verb)
2.
and everything else, and all(as ...も何も)
3.
(not) at all, (not) in the least, (not) especially, (not) to that extent(as ...なくてもいい, ...ことはない, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
•
artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality
See also:天然 (antonym)

noun
1.
shape, form, figure, posture, pose
2.
appearance
3.
state, situation
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
4.
suitable, fit, reasonable
noun (suffix)
5.
about(after an age)
Other readings:
格好【かっこ】
、
恰好【かっこう】
、
恰好【かっこ】
、
カッコ

noun
•
seeing one off, farewell, escort

noun, no-adjective
•
aviation, flying

noun
1.
talent, gift, function
2.
noh (theatre)

noun
•
mike, mic, microphone(abbreviation)

noun
•
boat, rowing boat

pre-noun adjectival
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what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
distinction, differentiation, classification
Other readings:
區別【くべつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
departure (of a train, car, etc.), starting, leaving
See also:停車 (antonym)

noun
•
desert
Other readings:
沙漠【さばく】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
stability, steadiness, equilibrium

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
existence, being

adjective
1.
painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally)(usually kana)
2.
tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations)(usually kana)
3.
cruel, harsh, cold(usually kana)

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity
See also:必然 (antonym)
adverb
2.
by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally
noun
3.
contingency (philosophy)

noun, no-adjective
•
district, section, sector

noun
1.
throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat(orig. from 座居, meaning "seat")
2.
government position, court rank
See also:位階
3.
social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung
4.
grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank
5.
position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands), digit, (decimal) place
See also:桁
6.
degree, extent, amount
See also:どの位

adverb
1.
approximately, about
noun
2.
promise, appointment, engagement
3.
shortening, reduction, simplification
4.
contraction (in phonetics)(linguistics)
See also:約音

noun
•
intelligence, intellect, brains
Other readings:
智能【ちのう】

adverb
•
so, like this, in this way
See also:こんな

noun
•
inhabitant, resident, citizen, population

conjunction
•
even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
start, commencement, beginning, initiation

noun
1.
cooked rice(male term)
2.
meal, food(male term)
3.
one's living, livelihood(male term)

noun
1.
wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence
2.
prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)(Buddhist term)(usu. 智慧)
Other readings:
智恵【ちえ】
、
智慧【ちえ】

adverb
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if, in case, supposing(usually kana)(emph. form of 若し, often in unfavorable situations)

interjection
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thank you, thanks(usually kana, abbreviation)(from 有り難く)
Other readings:
ありがとう《有難う》
、
ありがと[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assistance, aid, support

noun
•
ice cream, icecream

noun
•
old person, senior citizen, the aged, the elderly

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
debt, loan, liabilities, borrowing money

noun
•
roof
Other readings:
家根【やね】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
crossing, traversing
2.
traversing horizontally, passing west to east (or east to west)
See also:縦断
3.
cutting horizontally

noun
1.
saucepan, pot
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
stew, hot pot(abbreviation, food term)
See also:鍋料理

noun
1.
nature (of a person)
2.
sex
3.
gender
suffix
4.
-ty, -ity, -ness, -cy(indicating quality or condition)

noun
1.
ball, sphere, globe, orb
2.
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
3.
ball (in sports)(esp. 球)
4.
pile (of noodles, etc.)
5.
bullet(esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
6.
bulb (i.e. a light bulb)(esp. 球)
7.
lens (of glasses, etc.)
8.
bead (of an abacus)(esp. 玉,珠)
9.
ball (i.e. a testicle)(slang, abbreviation)(esp. 玉)
10.
gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl(esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
11.
female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
12.
person (when commenting on their nature), character(derogatory)
13.
item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun (suffix)
14.
egg
See also:玉子
noun (suffix)
15.
coin(usu. だま)
16.
precious, beautiful, excellent
All readings:
玉【たま】
、
球【たま】
、
珠【たま】
、
弾【たま】

noun
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rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)(usually kana)
Other readings:
うさぎ《兔》
、
うさぎ《菟》[1]
、
う《兎》[2]
、
ウサギ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
heart(anatomical term)
2.
guts, nerve, cheek, gall, spine
3.
central part

adverb
•
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわば《謂わば》

noun
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parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch, fork, offshoot, division, section

noun
1.
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July)
2.
rain during the rainy season
All readings:
梅雨【つゆ】
、
梅雨【ばいう】
、
黴雨【つゆ】
、
黴雨【ばいう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
change, money exchange

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
prevention, precaution, protection against
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